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• Dexter, Takano, VA Committee Democrats Demand Answers on Trump’s VA Hiring Freeze | Representative M
  https://dexter.house.gov/media/press-releases/dexter-takano-va-committee-democrats-demand-answers-trumps-va-hiring-freeze
  ... these terrible policies will have on them. No one at the White House even stopped to consider that freezing hiring for veterans’ healthcare providers or veterans claims processers might be a bad idea. So much for a ‘veteran first’ agenda,” said Congressman Takano...
• Johnson Protects Women’s Sports at U.S. Military Service Academies | Representative Dusty Johnson
  https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/johnson-protects-womens-sports-us-military-service-academies
  ... the highest standards of fairness, merit and opportunity. The idea that female cadets at our elite military schools should have to battle men in athletic programs is dangerous and regressive,” said Beth Parlato, senior legal advisor for Independent Women’s Law...
• Representative Angie Craig Supports Passage of Bipartisan Omnibus Package to Fund Key Priorities in
  https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases/representative-angie-craig-supports-passage-bipartisan-omnibus-package-fund
  ... of more than $190 million over the FY21 enacted level. $13.3 billion in funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) $1.38 billion for Career & Technical Education programs and $235 million for Registered Apprenticeships $1 billion...
• Quigley Goes “Undercover” at Goose Island Beer Company | Congressman Mike Quigley
  https://quigley.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/quigley-goes-undercover-goose-island-beer-company
  ... Island Beer Company is one of the first Chicago breweries and creates a local and distinctive Chicago craft beer. Founder, John Hall, came up with the idea for local craft brewing in 1988 and opened what is now Goose Island in 1995, which distributes...
• Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) Presents Citation to University of Maryland Engineering Team for Winn
  https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-glenn-ivey-md-04-presents-citation-university-maryland-engineering
  ... and Autonomy Lab in the brand-new E. A. Fernandez IDEA Factory. The team meets weekly with Dr. Paley through the year. “This accomplishment serves as a sterling example of what can be achieved when students learn, engineer, and build at the cutting edge...
• Zinke Strips Public Lands Sales out of House Budget Reconciliation Fully endorses “One Big Beautiful
  https://zinke.house.gov/media/press-releases/zinke-strips-public-lands-sales-out-house-budget-reconciliation-fully-endorses
  ... lands, especially by lowering the threshold for scrutiny by including it as part of the reconciliation process: “The idea that you’re going to sell public land to get out of debt is folly.” "I have told leadership before, I have told leadership since...
• Boyle Introduces ‘Buffett Rule’ Bill to Ensure Wealthiest Americans Pay Their Fair Share in Taxes |
  https://boyle.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/boyle-introduces-buffett-rule-bill-ensure-wealthiest-americans-pay
  ... on the middle class. At a time when working Americans are struggling, it’s shameful to ask them to pay more so the ultra-rich can pay less. We have a better idea—our bill instead restores fairness to our tax code and puts working people first.” “Our tax code...
• U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Improve Allergen Safety | Representative Kell
  https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-rep-kelly-morrison-introduces-bipartisan-bill-improve-allergen-safety
  ... to a medication because we had no idea it contained one of her allergens. Watching her suffer and feeling powerless was one of the most frightening moments of our lives and no parent should have to experience that. We’re deeply grateful to Representative Morrison...
• Veterans Town Hall | Congressman Seth Moulton
  https://moulton.house.gov/news/updates/veterans-town-hall
  ... Hall was held on Veterans Day 2015. The idea, conceived by author Sebastian Junger, was simple but powerful: to provide a forum for veterans to share the pride, grief, or quiet appreciation of life that war bestowed upon them and for non-veterans...
• During Pride Month, Norton Introduces Bill to Ban Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Jurors in D.C. Super
  https://norton.house.gov/media/press-releases/during-pride-month-norton-introduces-bill-ban-discrimination-against-lgbtq-0
  ... of the judicial system and prevents the idea of democratic government from becoming a reality.”  Similarly, the Court, in Batson v. Kentucky, which was a juror discrimination case based on race, said, “The harm from discriminatory jury selection extends beyond...